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<p><b>A <i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLER</b><br><br><b>A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the iconic musical <i>Sunday in the Park with George<br><br></i></b><i>Putting It Together</i> chronicles the two-year odyssey of creating the iconic Broadway musical <i>Sunday in the Park with George</i>. In 1982, James Lapine, at the beginning of his career as a playwright and director, met Stephen Sondheim, nineteen years his senior and already a legendary Broadway composer and lyricist. Shortly thereafter, the two decided to write a musical inspired by Georges Seurat’s nineteenth-century painting <i>A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte</i>. <br><br>Through conversations between Lapine and Sondheim, as well as most of the production team, and with a treasure trove of personal photographs, sketches, script notes, and sheet music, the two Broadway icons lift the curtain on their beloved musical. <i>Putting It Together</i> is a deeply personal remembrance of their collaboration and friend - ship and the highs and lows of that journey, one that resulted in the beloved Pulitzer Prize–winning classic.</p>